Dr. Banumadhi Radha P
Area of Expertise
- Clinical Microbiology and diagnostic reporting
- Hospital Infection Prevention and Control; HAI surveillance (CLABSI, CAUTI, VAP)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship and antimicrobial resistance surveillance
- Molecular diagnostics, clinical virology and mycology
- Antibiogram preparation, laboratory quality management (ISO 15189:2022), audit and documentation
Education
- MBBS – Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences (2012–2018)
- MD Microbiology – Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences (2020–2023)
- Harvard Medical School – Immuno-oncology (2025)
- Harvard Medical School – Vaccines and Viral Immunology (2025)
Awards
- Third Prize – Oral presentation on Invasive Aspergillosis, SRIHER Workshop (2022)
- Second Prize – Oral presentation on CRBSI due to Burkholderia pseudomallei, MMC (2022)
Research and Publication
- Subbalakshmi E, Banumadhi Radha P, Divya V. Evaluation of in vitro activity of ceftazidime/avibactam among carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from clinical isolates in a tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 2023;5(1):45–49. DOI: 10.33545/26649926.2023.v5.i1a.146
Other Certifications
- Clinical Virology Training – NIMHANS
- ISO 15189:2022 Laboratory Management and Internal Audit
- NPTEL – Basic Course in Biomedical Research
- Basic Course in Medical Education (BCME)
- Hospital Infection Control and Diagnostic Clinical Microbiology – JIPMER
Languages Known
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- English
